本期为大家带来的托福词汇学习是a long shot，希望对大家的托福词汇积累有所帮助。A long shot 的字面意思是“长球”。我们也可以用这个表达来形容某事，意思就是实现此事的机会不大。
例句
I'm looking for a first edition of Alice in Wonderland for my mother's birthday. I know it's a long shot, but do you have one in stock?
My favourite football team is in the cup final at the weekend. I think we could win, but it’s a long shot.
We could ask the phone company to replace your broken smartphone for free. It's a long shot, but it's worth trying.
请注意
另一个短语 a shot in the dark 的意思是“毫无根据的胡乱猜测”。
例句
A: How old do you think I am?
B: I'll take a shot in the dark and say 40.
小常识
There are seven different types of shot in the game of tennis: the serve, forehand, backhand, volley, slice, smash and lob. They are named after the manner in which they are struck or the point in the game at which they are struck.
网球运动讲究七种不同的击球方式。它们分别是发球、正手、反手、截击、削球、扣杀和挑高球。上述每个称呼都是依据不同的击球方式或比赛不同阶段的击球方式而命名的。
以上就是为大家整理的托福词汇学习之a long shot，希望能够帮助大家备考。若您想了解托福考试更多相关信息请关注前程百利。
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